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South Side Eats: Grilled Biscuits and More at Ms. Biscuit
Nestled in between the western edge of Washington Park and the Dan Ryan Expressway sits a beautiful building with a white terra cotta structure that originally opened up as the Schulze Baking Company in 1914. It's since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and served as the factory for Hostess Butternut Bread up until 2004. Sadly the place is now vacated and there is no more baking being done. So why does there still seem to be a wonderful smell in the air? That's coming from Ms. Biscuit right across the street on Wabash.
Nowadays the interior and exterior of this local favorite are pretty much reminiscent of most breakfast and lunch places in the city and surrounding area. It's updated and prepared to seat the swarms of families who come looking for something with a little soul to sing to their belly after Sunday church. There's even a nice patio out front.
It looks nothing like the little shack it used to be back when it opened in 1974 as Mr. Biscuit in a different location. South Side food aficionado Peter Engler, known as Rene G over at LTHForum, shared a picture if you want to have an idea of how far their namesake item has brought them. In fact, you can find an article in the Tribune from 1989 which sings their praises, while also giving you a little history of its humble beginnings and the name change from Mr to Ms. Biscuit, which just so happened to be the reason I stopped in. Any place with a name like that is on my radar.
Ms. Biscuit does both breakfast and lunch, with a menu featuring many of the typical soul food standards. While a couple of the skillets and combo plates looked tempting, you can't go into a place called Ms. Biscuit and not try an offering of their namesake dish. I figured a small order of biscuits and gravy, along with a breakfast sandwich made with a biscuit and some hash browns, would do the trick, but then I saw they also have grilled biscuits and had to try one of those too.
Even though this was my first trip, I think it's safe to say the biscuits I got came from a pretty good batch. The recipe is still kept close, but in the Tribune article Ms. Johnson, a.k.a. Ms. Biscuit, admits to using yeast and baking soda. The grilled biscuit was literally just that, and my favorite way of tasting them. The time spent cooking over the grates creates some nice crispy edges, and it was just stable enough to stay together during the jelly spreading process. Maybe not as good as those found at some places down in Nashville and other parts of the country, but still an excellent offering. I only wish they would of left it on the grill little bit longer.
I had to get down and dirty with my ham, egg, and cheese on a biscuit, but it was worth it. They slice the ham off the bone which makes for my preferred choice of meat in a breakfast sandwich.
The sausage gravy had a smooth texture and wasn't gloppy, which I always appreciate. But like the hash browns, the gravy might have been a little under-seasoned. Fortunately, that's nothing some hot sauce and black pepper can't fix. It was nice to see the place filled on a weekday around 10 a.m., so I can only imagine it on a Sunday. Enter at your own risk; you don't want to keep grandma from her biscuits. But in all seriousness, keep them in mind next time you need something to eat early coming in or out of the city—there's a reason they've been around for so long.
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Cold Case: Possible Ice Volcano on Titan
Cassini scientists have done their detective work and may have cracked the case of the ice volcano on Titan.
Transcript:Sotra Facula on Titan is the best case yet of a cryovolcano in the outer solar system. In fact, there appears to be two cryovolcanos separated by a low area where we see some sand dunes. Here, we see data from radar and the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer.
This is false color to distinguish the different compositions of the surface. So the green areas are what we think are the volcanic areas, while the blues would be fields of sand dunes. Now, we change the color scheme. The reds and yellows are highs. The blues are lows.
When we got the topography, we see this tall mountain. It's about a thousand meters tall.
When you have a tall mountain and a deep crater and a lobate flow-like feature coming out of it, then it's very likely to be a cryovolcano. On Earth, volcanoes are formed by molten rock, or magma, that when it comes out, it's called lava. On Titan and other icy bodies such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, we have cryovolcanism, that is very cold volcanism and the material inside these bodies, the quote, 'magma', is not molten rock. It's actually a watery mixture. It's water with probably ammonia and maybe methanol and other things. Material is being brought from the interior of the moon or the planet, to the surface. This is important for a number of reasons and one of them is that if you still have heat and enough heat to actually cause cryovolcanism to occur and if you have water, then those are the two ingredients that you need for life.


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BOSTON -- Penn State transportation engineering students earned high honors in a national competition at the fourth annual Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Collegiate Traffic Bowl Grand Championship during the 2013 ITE annual meeting and exhibit Aug. 6 in Boston.
The Penn State team placed third out of 62 teams from the United States and Canada.
The ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl is a competition among ITE student chapters with transportation planning and engineering topics for the clues, questions and answers. Student teams from 62 of 148 universities with ITE student chapters in the United States and Canada competed in section and district-level events for a chance to compete in the Grand Championship. More than 190 ITE student members competed.
Andrew Butsick, Philip Kulis, Paul Stager and Krae Stieffenhofer, all master's degree students in civil engineering at Penn State and graduate assistants at the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, defeated teams from Delaware, Morgan State and Villanova to claim the district title and advance to the national finals.
The "Jeopardy!"-style competition derives its questions from half a dozen standard transportation reference manuals. Team members are nominated by the members of their school's ITE chapter.
"The entire ITE Traffic Bowl experience was extremely gratifying," said Butsick. "We were able to meet and interact with transportation engineering students from around North America, and the competition provided a medium through which we were able to share experiences and struggles in pursuing higher education, as well as establish an extended network of colleagues and friends in the field of transportation."
Nine teams entered the final contest, which was a featured event at the three-day conference. Penn State won its first round handily to become one of the final three.
"It was a lot of fun for us," said Kulis. "We had reviewed the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) and other manuals before the competition, so we felt well prepared. The first round we didn't have much trouble getting through, but the final round was much more challenging. I think we represented the civil engineering program at Penn State well."
Butsick added, "Even though we were only able to place third in the Grand Championship, the lively spirit of the competition made the experience fun and enjoyable."
"I commend their success," said ITE chapter adviser Martin Pietrucha, professor of civil engineering at Penn State and Larson Institute director. "The ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl is a true test of mental calisthenics and long-distance thinking."
The University of Florida finished in first place, receiving the $2,000 grand prize. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville finished second.
All teams participating in the Grand Championship received a $2,000 travel grant and complimentary student registrations for ITE's international annual meeting and exhibit.
The objectives of the ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl are to encourage students to become more active members in ITE; to enhance their knowledge of the traffic/transportation engineering and planning profession, and of ITE itself; and to strengthen ITE student chapter programs.


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I've been really getting into psychobilly over the last few months. Psychobilly is kind of punked up rockabilly or Western swing. There's a huge variety in the sounds across the genre, from straight rockabilly to 50's horror homage, but the bands all seem to be having a ton of fun. They don't have a chance to get big and let fame and money sap the band's spirit, since it's such a niche genre.
To help you get started, here is a sampler of some representative psychobilly music. I included Reverend Horton Heat, Mad Sin, Tiger Army, Nekromantix, Mano Negra, Mad Marge And The Stonecutters, Horrorpops, The Goddamn Gallows, and Hillbilly Hellcats. I wrote comments on each track, hover your mouse on them to see.
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Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, and fennel to same pot. Sauté until vegetables are golden brown, stirring frequently and scraping up browned bits, about 12 minutes. Add Vin Santo; boil 3 minutes. Return veal to pot, nestling into vegetables, and top with some of vegetables. Cover; roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of veal registers 165°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
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Daniel J. Sullivan (born June 10, 1940) is an American theatre and film director and playwright.
Sullivan was born in Wray, Colorado, the son of Mary Catherine (née Hutton) and John Martin Sullivan. He was raised in San Francisco, where he graduated from San Francisco State University. In 1963, he began his professional career as an actor at the city's Actor's Workshop, where he remained for two years.
Sullivan worked as both an actor and director with the Lincoln Center Repertory Company in the late 1960s and 1970s.His directorial debut there was A.R. Gurney's Scenes from American Life for which Mr. Sullivan won a Drama Desk Award. After two years as Resident Director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, he assumed the position of Artistic Director in 1981, serving until 1997. It was there that he directed the first production of his own play, Inspecting Carol.


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CHICAGO - A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the United States for the first time in 45 years in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
In its annual report on US mortality, the CDC said a condition known as pneumonitis had replaced murder as a leading cause of death in the country.
The drop in deaths by homicides was expected. Last month, the FBI released a preliminary report on US crime rates for 2010 that showed a 7.1 per cent drop in murder between January and June, part of a wider drop in violent crime despite the country's ongoing economic troubles.
The drop in murder rates -- and a corresponding rise in pneumonitis -- forced homicide off the government's annual list of top 15 killers for the first time since the mid-1960s. Murder was relegated to 16th place in 2010 with 16,065 killings.
Average life expectancy in the United States rose slightly in 2010, to 78.7 years from 78.6 in 2009, the CDC said. In order to reach that age, Americans had to dodge a litany of potential killers, top among them heart disease and cancer.
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Age-adjusted death rates for nine of the 15 leading killers, including influenza and pneumonia, septicemia and cancer, fell in 2010, the CDC said. But age-adjusted death rates for six, including Parkinson's disease and pneumonitis, rose.
Age-adjustment accounts for the impact of rising life over time.
Infant mortality fell 3.9 per cent in 2010 to 6.14 infant deaths per 1,000 births from 6.39 deaths per 1,000 births in 2009.


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By Martin de Jong, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Lisa Vehikite is the leader of a tapa-making (cloth-making) group that is finding new life through a Caritas programme in Tonga. Lisa's group is one of 43 micro-enterprises benefiting from small loans provided through Caritas Tonga in partnership with Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. The scheme has been made possible by the New Zealand Aid programme and our New Zealand donors.
Lisa's husband works in Australia picking fruit for seven months each year. She has five children at home in Utulau Village on the main island of Tongatapu. Income she earns through the tapa making group helps pay her children's school fees. She heard about the scheme at a community meeting where Caritas Tonga's Amelia Ma'afu spoke. 'This project makes me feel like I am a real mother … someone else is helping us to do our work at home,' says Lisa. Her dream is to one day have her own handicraft shop.
In all, groups involved in the three-year Caritas programme will reach 425 households in 21 villages across Tongatapu and Vava'u to the north. Groups consisting of 8 to 15 people are given a loan of up to 5,000 Tongan pa'anga (NZ$3,516) at a low interest rate of three percent (standard Tonga interest rates are as high as 25 percent). Monthly repayments are made over a 12-month term. Once the loan is repaid, the funds are available for other groups to use – or the same group for a new project.
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The government introduces a new program of educational savings accounts. It adds a 20% bonus of whatever you contributed to the account up to a maximum of a $400 for a $2000 annual deposit. Create a program called CollegeSavings that obtains an amount deposited by the user and outputs the balance in the account including the bonus from the government.
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// The "CollegeSavings" class.
public class CollegeSavings
public static void main (String[] args)
{double deposit, bonus, output;
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Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Texas' last college football title — you know, the one capped by this — and there's a chance Vince Young could be working for his old school when that celebration begins.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the ex-Longhorns quarterback has a job waiting for him at Texas once he officially ends his playing career — which could be soon, given the former No. 3 overall pick remains a free agent. Young told the Chronicle his role would be an an ambassador for the Texas, but it certainly couldn't hurt Charlie Strong's program to have the Longhorns' last championship-winning quarterback hanging around Austin.
Young said he's received interest from a few unspecified NFL teams but won't play in the CFL if that interest doesn't amount to anything.


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This mosaic was assembled from pictures taken by the Curiosity rover's navigation camera over several days (in black and white) as well as its Mastcam 34 camera (in color, with contrast enhanced to bring out detail). Gaps in the Martian sky have been filled based on the shading in existing imagery.
Over the past few days, we've been tracking the assembly of a giant jigsaw puzzle from Mars, delivered piece by piece by NASA's Curiosity rover. Today, image-processing wizards are adding more of the key pieces to fill out the picture of the 3-mile-high mountain that the car-sized rover is facing.
Newly available full-color pieces of the puzzle show the mountain, known as Aeolis Mons or Mount Sharp, as seen by Curiosity's Mastcam imaging system. Previous versions of the Martian panorama have been in black and white, or "colorized." What we're seeing now are Mount Sharp's true colors, tinged in the red dust of Mars.
In the image above, Ken Kremer, a New Jersey-based journalist, Ph.D research chemist and photographer, fits the color imagery inside a bigger black-and-white jigsaw puzzle that's been provided by the rover's navigation camera system. (We featured the Navcam panorama a couple of days ago, and a couple of puzzle pieces have been added since then.) The color contrast has been bumped up to bring out more of the detail on the mountaintop.
If you were to see the scene with the rover's eyes, the shades of color would be much more muted, due to the lighting conditions and the presence of dust in the Martian air. In the image below, British educator-astronomer Stuart Atkinson's presentation of the puzzle pieces closer to the "true" colors.
NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Stuart Atkinson
This true-color view shows the Mastcam view of Mount Sharp's peak in color. The colors are more muted than they would be on Earth, due to lighting conditions.
NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Stuart Atkinson
An enhanced-color version of stitched-together Mastcam imagery provides a closer look at the mesas and buttes on the flanks of Mount Sharp.
These images provide just a taste of the view captured by the Curiosity: Each of the frames that make up the Mastcam mosaic measures 1,200 by 1,200 pixels, and as you can see in this sample frame, each full-size puzzle piece shows rock layering that you can't possibly make out in the larger overall puzzle pictures. The geologists and planetary scientists who are working on the $2.5 billion Curiosity mission will be poring over pictures like this for months to come, in order to plot the six-wheeled rover's route up the mountainside.
Eventually, Curiosity will be snapping full-color pictures at much closer range, and perhaps even capturing video of its exploits at 5 frames per second. But even now, the Mastcam views are giving Mars fans plenty to ooh and ahh over — whether they're members of the Curiosity team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or watchful wizards of image processing from across the globe.
To get in on the wizardry, click on over to UnmannedSpaceflight.com, where folks such as Kremer and Atkinson regularly hang out. (Some of the forum's habitues already have filled in even more pieces of the puzzle.) For more about what Kremer's up to, check out KenKremer.com or the Adirondack Public Observatory's website. And to check in with Atkinson's activities, click on over to The Gale Gazette or The Road to Endeavour.
More visuals from Mars:
- 3-D adds depth to tracks on Mars
- Watch the rover fall to Mars ... in HD!
- Mars rover takes its first drive at Bradbury Landing
- Where's Curiosity going? Rover's arm points the way
- Watch the Curiosity rover wiggle its wheels
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Running as a service, UltraVNC does not listen on any port.
Running on Windows Server 2003 x64, fully patched.
Running UltraVNC Server, version 220.127.116.11, downloaded 2014-07-10.
Using SysInternals TCPView to monitor local network info. No program is listening on ports 5800 or 5900. Windows Firewall is disabled.
Tried enabling or disabling incoming port, enabling or disabling Java port, enabling or disabling loopback connections, allowing ports to be auto assigned, or manually assigning RFB port to 5900, Http port to 5800.
Works fine if I run winvnc.exe from a command line, but running as a service does not work.
Have tried both 32- and 64-bit versions.
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A couple of NYC cycling events to know about in October:
Pump Track time trials at Williamsburg latest outdoor bike park:
And 718 Cyclery in Park Slope/Gowanus is hosting an indoor gold sprints party:
and the legendary Halloween alleycat race:
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Michaele Salahi Is Shopping Right Now With Her Journey Lover In Atlanta! Exclusive Details!
While Michaele Salahi is shopping in Atlanta, Ga. with her lover, Journey's guitarist, her mom is at home, distraught her daughter has run away from her husband. We have all the exclusive details!
At first Michaele Salahi's husband, Tareq, was distraught because he thought his wife had been kidnapped. However, it turned out she'd only run away with her secret lover of two years, Journey's lead guitarist Neal Schon, who she's now spending time with in Atlanta, Ga. before his concert tomorrow.
An insider close to the situation tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively, "Right now Neal and Michaele are in Atlanta. They are shopping at an upscale designer boutique shop called Jeffrey Atlanta inside the Phipps Plaza, which is a high-end shopping mall.
When we called the store, a woman confirmed, "There is a blonde lady here from The Real Housewives of D.C."
"Jeffrey Atlanta sells shoes, handbags, clothing and jewelry," the insider told us.
Could the rocker be buying Michaela some jewelry?! Journey is performing in Atlanta tomorrow night.
We also spoke exclusively to the former Real Housewives of Washington D.C. star's mother, Rosemary Holt, who is not thrilled about her daughter taking off with a rock star.
"I am just resting right now. I did not sleep well last night. I am completely shocked that Missy would do this. It makes me sad," Rosemary told us. "She never even skipped a day of school, this is so out of character for her! I'm pleased that she is alright and was not kidnapped. I have not spoken to Missy and I left a message for Tareq this morning. This is no publicity stunt, believe me. This was not planned! Tariq was very worried that she had been kidnapped."
When asked if she was aware of any problems in Michaele's marriage to Tareq, Rosemary — who has four children, of which Missy is the youngest — said, "No, just the usual ups and downs couples go through."
She explained, "Missy has always been a young lady of quality. I am hoping that Tareq and Missy can talk about what's going on. Missy is one of the most sweetest, loving people you will ever meet. Being on that Bravo show was difficult for her because the other women were so mean to her. She didn't hate them the way they hated her. Missy doesn't know how to hate!"
"She's always concerned with other people. One day when we were together, she complimented this women who was wearing an old raggedy sweater with a big heart on it. I asked Missy, 'Why did you say that to that woman?' And Missy replied, 'Oh, mom didn't she seem so sad to you? I wanted to make her feel good.'"
Do YOU think Michaele should go back to her husband, or should she get a divorce?
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SPRING PIE (Rhubarb Cream Pie)
Here?s a seasonal dessert which makes spring worth waiting for. The first time I had this pie was in Michigan years ago - and I was told it was German in origin. We have a small patch of rhubarb at our Montana home, and since my recipe box was still packed up in the storage unit waiting its turn to be freed, I checked through Neil?s late wife Bonnie?s red and white Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and amazingly the recipe is there.


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The hidden economics of diabetes
Last week the medical journal Lancet published the results of a study that found the number of diabetes patients rising rapidly throughout the world. Right now about 10 percent of the world's population suffers from the disease, which is traditionally associated with countries that have higher standards of living, like the United States. However, Lancet reported that diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the developing world as well owing to obesity and inactivity. Since diabetes leads to all sorts of serious health problems, including kidney failure, heart attacks and blindness, the epidemic will add an insupportable burden to medical costs in the next century.
Diabetes is on the increase in Japan, too, and is one of the reasons the national health insurance program is in trouble. A recent report on NHK's "Closeup Gendai" showed how local governments are trying to reduce doctor visits among local residents. In Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, officials have compiled a database of people who may be contributing to "wasteful medical costs." To qualify for the database, a person has to have visited a clinic or hospital at least 15 times during the course of a single month. An official then talks to this person to learn the reason for the frequent visits.
NHK points out that these inquiries are delicate. The doctor-patient relationship is a private one, and the local government is careful not to come across as interfering with that relationship. Nevertheless, many older people, because they pay very little out-of-pocket for a doctor's visit, go to the hospital often even if their medical complaints are very slight. Some have even confessed to going to the hospital for social reasons, to chat with friends or make new ones. In any case, the local government official often suggests other ways of dealing with health problems in order to cut costs, such as asking for generic drugs when filling prescriptions or recommending lifestyle changes that can prevent future illnesses.


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Terry close to Blues return
Chelsea captain John Terry is closing in on a first-team return and could be involved at Stoke this weekend, interim manager Rafael Benitez has revealed.
The 32-year-old has not featured for the Blues since the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on November 11 following a collision with Luis Suarez. Terry had been expected to be out for three weeks but is only now closing in on a return two months on.
The centre-back is due to face Fulham with Chelsea's Under-21 team on Thursday evening, which Benitez admits could see him return to the first team at Stoke on Saturday. "John Terry has been training and we are considering playing him on Thursday with the Under-21 team," the Spaniard said.
"The good thing is he is now training so now he can carry on. We will see how he feels on Thursday and hopefully he can play more minutes in the short term so we will see.
"At least that is a positive thing because before he was just doing the warm-up. Now he is training and can play so I think we are obviously closer."
Asked if he could be involved against Stoke, he added: "It depends on his reaction.
"Obviously Thursday will be a different kind of game but we will see how he feels.
"If he can feel okay and train the day after, at least we can start considering him as an option."


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Um, uh, um uh um umm ya know.
I interview a lot of people who aren't used to being on camera. Often, they weren't even planning to be on camera that day, but rather were volun-told they were going to do a testimonial. It can be difficult to get compelling answers from someone who has never been interviewed before, but it's not impossible.
Just talk.
The best way to get a natural answer from an interviewee is simply to talk to them like the camera isn't even on. There are the common tricks, like not telling them the camera is rolling or just starting a conversation and never saying you actually started the interview process, but I find those aren't quite as easy or elegant as they seem on paper. But really, just talk to them and guide them through the conversation. Don't change your demeanor or suddenly stop and say OK, WE'RE GOING TO START NOW. If you do that, you'll see their posture change and their face tighten. Relax, and talk. And all those ums and ahhs will start to go away if the conversation feels natural.
Don't be afraid to coach them.
I always give interviewees a really simple rundown on how the ideal interview should go: self-contained answers, say whatever you want, if you want to start over, it's all good, etc. Even with being very concise and simple, and avoiding any camera-ish jargon, these often go right out the window when the camera is rolling and nerves hit. Don't be afraid to gently pause an interviewee and remind them you can't use their great answer because they're rocking back and forth in their chair. And if you don't want to stop them to get the answer again for some reason, you can always blame a random noise in the room for ruining their answer. Oh darn, we have to do that one again.
Open-ended Questions!
This is a staple of interviewing, but I've seen so much video that obviously didn't do this. Don't ask yes or no questions, or questions that can be answered with a single answer. Don't say "How long did you use Product Y?" Ask instead "Tell me about your experience with Product Y." Trying to edit a video where all the answers start with "Because.." really sucks.
Ultimately, the interviewee wants to share their passion for an experience, and they want to look good while they do it. If you present yourself as their advocate and assure them that you'll help them out and make them look and sound great on camera, they'll often speak a little more naturally and confidently. Of course, there will be the occasional person that just melts down on camera, and if that happens, just wrap it up and move along because they're probably going to self-destruct any minute.


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Saturday, July 4, 2009
blackhumour - truth about the dinosaurs (5 tapes, Kubitsuri Tapes, 1988)
No less than 3 people left a comment about a fault in the first zip, so i re-upped that in part 1 and 3. but please, why doesn't anyone send me an e-mail about broken links?
part 1
part 2
part 3
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I see this one in Austria, necessarily it's not a picture colored disc, just another arte povera zoviet france oriented design
- July 4, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- 433 RPM said...
i honestly have no idea what you are talking about.
- July 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM
i think i picked up a copy in Austria last winter, hmmmmmmm....
- July 4, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Becaue no-one can read, or respect your wishes...
- July 5, 2009 at 1:05 AM
thanks for reposting, works fine now as 3 parts. much different than the Austrian version though, maybe a remix?
- July 5, 2009 at 1:22 AM
my two cents about broken links :
Maybe because people who follow the blog get the stuff on a daily basis, so the dead links never occur for them.
On my side, when a link is dead on a blog I'm not 'addicted' to, I just shrug and look for the stuff somewhere else.
Finally, some people don't like to email for such things.
That were three cents hehe. And thanks for your uploads, you have very interesting music.
- July 5, 2009 at 6:10 AM
oh I forgot. Here is an easy way to check the availability of your links :
1. Make a text file with the list of your links and save it.
2. Install JDownloader (You'll need Java's JRE1.6 installed); it's multiplatform, so assuming you're on a Mac, it should work.
The links for JDownloader for Mac are here :
JDownloader : http://ul.to/nk120j
or http://bluehost.to/file/fNOkyj2cw/jDownloader.dmg
I pasted them because there are "fake" JDownloader sites (people who ask a SMS to give the link)
3. Copy (like in copy/paste) all your links in the buffer. At this point JDownloader should import the buffer and check the complete list of links.
There it is, it only takes a few seconds to check the availability of your whole blog.
- July 5, 2009 at 6:30 AM
- brain said...
Didn't even know this existed. Thanks!
- July 5, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- GX Jupitter-Larsen said...
It was released on Kubitsuri tapes, not BP.
- July 7, 2009 at 2:00 AM
- 433 RPM said...
well, gx... i thought i got it from banned back then, along with your 10 c10 set, but now that i look on the package there is no mention of banned indeed but neither Kubitsuri tapes are mentioned. strange. maybe blackhumour should tell us?
- July 7, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- GX Jupitter-Larsen said...
I asked blackhumour, and he said it was Kubitsuri tapes. He seemed pretty sure.
- July 7, 2009 at 10:40 PM
- 433 RPM said...
well, changed!
- July 7, 2009 at 10:49 PM


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LomatiumLomatium dissectum
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An herb of bright yellow, umbrella-shaped flowers, lomatium was widely used among native peoples of North America as a treatment for a variety of infections, especially those involving the lungs. Reportedly, use of this herb protected the Washoe Indian tribe of Nevada from suffering any deaths during the 1917/1918 worldwide pandemic of influenza. It was also said to be useful for pneumonia and tuberculosis.
What is Lomatium Used for Today?
Lomatium is currently regarded by some herbalists as an effective treatment for many types of viral infection, including HIV]]> , ]]>viral hepatitis]]> , ]]>colds and flus]]> , ]]>acute bronchitis]]> , sinusitis, and ]]>herpes]]> . However, there is no meaningful scientific evidence that lomatium is helpful for these conditions, nor indeed that it has any antiviral effects at all. The story mentioned above about the great influenza pandemic of 1917/1918 cannot be taken as meaningful evidence of benefit; like all other great plagues, the influenza pandemic gave rise to innumerable rumors of cures, none of which have held up to scientific testing.
At most, there is exceedingly weak evidence from a small number of ]]>test-tube studies]]> hinting hint that Lomatium species might have antiviral properties. ]]>1-3]]> However, tens or hundreds of thousands of substances have shown antiviral effects in the test tube; very seldom do benefits hypothesized from preliminary test tube studies hold up when human studies are performed. Only ]]>double-blind]]> , placebo-controlled studies can show a treatment effective, and no studies of this type have been performed on lomatium. (For information on why such studies are essential, see ]]>Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Studies?)]]>
Lomatium is typically used in the form of a resin-free extract, taken at a dose of 1–3 ml daily.
Safety Issues
Lomatium has not undergone any modern safety testing. Reportedly, lomatium resin frequently causes allergic reactions leading to a whole-body rash; this is why resin-free products are sold. In addition, lomatium may cause digestive distress. Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver or kidney disease has not been evaluated.
1. McCutcheon AR, Roberts TE, Gibbons E, et al. Antiviral screening of British Columbian medicinal plants. J Ethnopharmacol . 1996;49:101–10.
2. Lee TT, Kashiwada Y, Huang L, et al. Suksdorfin: an anti-HIV principle from Lomatium suksdorfii , its structure-activity correlation with related coumarins, and synergistic effects with anti-AIDS nucleosides. Bioorg MedChem . 1995;2:1051–6.
3. Vanwagenen BC, Cardellina JH. Native American food and medicinal plants. 7. Antimicrobial tetronic acids from Lomatium dissectum . Tetrahedron . 1986;42:1117.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (1W-2L-0D) are set to battle North Sound SeaWolves (0W-1L-0D) this coming Sunday, May 26 in their fourth match of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) season. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and admission is free to the public.
In their last PDL match, the 'Caps fell 2-0 in defeat to Oregon rivals Portland Timbers U-23. Despite a strong effort, the Blue and White were unable to come back from conceding an early goal that gave Portland momentum.
The task for the home side will be to rebound from two consecutive losses against the Timbers and Victoria Highlanders. The Blue and White will look to capitalize on a home town advantage following a short one-match trip down south.
The SeaWolves are coming off of a 2-2 draw in Victoria on Saturday against Victoria Highlanders FC at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria.
In their first match of the season, the Washington state side fell 2-1 to Portland Timbers on Saturday, May 18, with David Durant scoring the lone goal for the away side.
The 'Caps hold an all-time record of 2W-4L-1D against the SeaWolves. In their previous clash, the 'Caps earned an overwhelming 4-0 victory against North Sound on July 6, 2012 at Swangard Stadium.
Current Whitecaps FC U-23 players Cam Hundal and Bobby Jhutty had goals, while James Farenhorst and Gagandeep Dosanjh had assists in the big win.
Following this match, the 'Caps will travel to Vancouver Island to face Victoria Highlanders FC in their second clash of the season on Friday, May 31. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria.


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NEWS- Dream come true: Dreaming Isabelle wins online battle
The ballots are in, and the winner of the Hook's Charlottesville Online Battle of the Bands is the young rock quartet Dreaming Isabelle.
The Hook co-sponsored the competition with Snocap, the newest brainchild of Napster creator Shawn Fanning, as a way of announcing Snocap's new sales partnership with social networking and music promotion juggernaut MySpace.com. Subscribing to Snocap's services gives bands access to a customized Flash store through which they can sell mp3 files, and total sales for participating Charlottesville area bands were tallied on January 28 to determine the winner.
Guitarist Jon Thompson masterminded the band's participation, along with singer Daniel Lipton. "The two other guys didn't even know we were doing it," says Thompson with a laugh. "For two weeks, we pushed it really hard."
Pushing consisted mostly of spirited bouts of messaging on MySpace and rival social network Facebook, mass e-mails, and personal phone calls to friends and family members.
"One thing I loved about Snocap is that you can paste the HTML into any HTML code box. I just randomly dropped the Snocap browser into someone's comments," says Thompson, "and then I started getting on everyone's pages who I knew liked us. It was viral."
But things got a little more difficult when the instant messages, phone calls, and e-mails finally began to work– some of Dreaming Isabelle's would-be supporters didn't have a PayPal account, which Snocap's system requires, and others reported trouble connecting PayPal to their Snocap accounts.
Doug Burns of Charlottesville-based investment team Court Square Ventures, one of Snocap's owners, ascribes the problems to user error or unfamiliarity.
"All I know is that I got several calls from several different folks saying that they were unable to download, and they wanted to do it," says Thompson. "When your wallet is open, it needs to be as simple as possible."
"It's real easy for me to use it now, so I'll probably continue to use it myself," Thompson adds. "But that initial buy is challenging."
Whatever happened, Dreaming Isabelle has won an opening slot at the Charlottesville Pavilion this summer as well as a weekend of studio time with ATO Records, including consultation with noted producer Bruce Flohr.
Currently, the largest online music distribution outlet is the iTunes Music Store run by Apple. Snocap launched with a system that was highly flexible, but financially on par with the terms offered by CDBaby, which is far and away the most important gatekeeper to the iTunes Music Store for independent musicians. But thanks to a surprise price drop announced on January 20, Snocap officially pulls into the lead, with 61 cents on the dollar ending up in the artist's pocket, compared to CDBaby's 55. And that is, of course, assuming that the songs are priced at $1– artists are free to set prices as they see fit, so the sky's the limit for profits.
Dreaming Isabelle, for example, priced their songs as low as they could– eschewing profits in favor of the Hook's prizes.
"We made it as low as possible. It was 99 cents on iTunes, and we made it 50 cents [via Snocap]," says Thompson. "We ended up selling the whole album more than just one song."
In addition to the pricing flexibility, Lipton says he's also into the instant gratification. "I think they offer something awesome in that we can just put music up and sell it," he says. "It took iTunes six months to get our stuff up there."
Dreaming Isabelle initially offered only two songs for sale, but eventually decided to add the rest of their most recent album as well as one previously unreleased song. Making the changes was easy enough.
"The nice thing about Snocap is that, just as they advertise, it's really in your hands," LIpton says.
And with a little pluck and a sense of self-promotion, what's also in Dreaming Isabelle's hands is a new title: Most Downloaded Band in Charlottesville.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Most Downloaded Band in Charlottesville: Dreaming Isabelle!
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I am a long time fan of DI! I highly recommend downloading their music and seeing them live. They have an awesome, unique sound that doesn't gets old. I'm not from Charlottesville, butI frequently make the trip down from Baltimore to see them play. I'm glad to see they are finally getting the recognition and publicity they deserve!
Err.. uh... how about telling us some interesting stuff like how many downloads Dreaming Isabelle got and how many the other bands got? Just curious. Congrats DI. peas.
Actually, SoundLoud's SoundStation Music Store is in the lead with 67 cents on every dollar endind up in artists pocket. And SoundStation also offers direct credit card transactions in addition to paypal and google checkout.
Adelph.us and darmik.com give bands and lables the ability to sell thier music on any web page or social network "TODAY". Artist and Labels keep 90% of the revenue. Darmik.com and Adelph.us also give fans the ability to resell artist tracks on their social network pages.
Keep it Real. Keep it Responsible
adelph.us has launched a socially responsible social network at
Labels and artist can create profiles that allow adelph.us
members to find their music.
Artist and Labels that have uploaded their tracks and created stores on darmik.com can easily add their stores to their www.adelph.us label profile page. This will
allow members of the ww.adelph.us to purchase tracks from your profile page.
The store that is created on www.darmik.com can also be used on myspace and
can also be easily integrated into any website.
Darmik also gives labels the ability to sell cd's in their stores as well as
With the permission of the artist fans can sell and redistribute music on their
adelph.us profile pages as well as their blogs.
Artist and Labels keep 90% of the revenue from the sell of any tracks or products
Artist and Labels that are part of the www.adelph.us network and www.
Darmik.com can donate a portion of their sales revenue
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The adelph.us service also includes an online green computing open office
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Dreamin' friggin isabelle!! i Like sooooo love you guys!


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Big Piney Creek
What to know
At 67 miles, Big Piney Creek is not particularly long by Arkansas standards. But mile for mile, there's no doubt it ranks among the best float streams in the state. Whitewater enthusiasts will agree that stretches of Big Piney are prime spots for canoeing adventures. For one thing, the Piney is situated in some very interesting country--the heart of the Ozarks. Its headwaters region is rugged and remote, and the few communities to be found have appropriate names like Fallsville, Limestone, and Deer. The Piney itself is a clear mountain stream wasting little time on its journey toward the Arkansas River. It hurries pellmell over ledges and numerous rapids in a twisting course through Newton, Johnson, and Pope Counties. It flows past bluffs, alongside gravel bars, and under overhanging hardwoods. Some consider the Piney to be "the classic Ozark stream." If nothing else, the Piney offers a classic mix of recreational opportunities. The creek and adjacent public lands provide an ideal setting for floating, fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, and swimming--not to mention other rituals like rock-skipping and plain old relaxing. In short, the Piney has something for everyone. In the cool, clear waters of the Big Piney, anglers have especially good luck with smallmouth bass fishing. SECTION DESCRIBED: Source to Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River), a distance of approximately 67 miles. Characteristics: Depending on one's point-of-view, Big Piney Creek is either a series of short pools interrupted by rapids, or a series of rapids interrupted by stretches of relative calmness. Fishermen probably prefer the first description, while those who seek canoeing adventures will generally opt for the latter. In any event, the creek offers good water for both users. The Limestone to Arkansas Highway 123 run is not a common float (the water's usually too low), but when conditions are right, the 10-mile section is worth considering. In this stretch the Piney has numerous rapids (some up to a class III rating), along with a good supply of those traditional canoe-catchers--willow thickets. The next section is the Arkansas 123 to Treat run, a float covering about eight miles. As with the upper stretch, the water's clear and the scenery's good. Here, though, the valley is not so tight, and the stream's pace slackens a bit. The rapids are a little more subdued (all of the class I and II varieties), but willows--while not so plentiful as upstream--can still cause problems. The third section of Big Piney Creek--the Treat to Long Pool float--is where the stream has earned its reputation among white water enthusiasts as a great stretch for canoeing adventures. The hills start crowding the creek for space along this 10 mile run, and one result is rapids--rapids with names like "Roller Coaster," "Surfing Hole," and even "Cascades of Extinction." Gravel bars are conveniently located just below most of these rapids and provide ideal spots for a breather, a picnic, or, in some cases, a salvage operation. The Piney's next section--Long Pool to Arkansas 164 (or Twin Bridges)--slows down considerably in its five-mile journey. As the creek leaves the Ozarks, its pools become longer, and the rapids are generally in the class I category. Willow strainers, if anything, are more common here than in the upper reaches. The stream's final stretch--Arkansas 164 to Lake Dardanelle (or points in between)--isn't for those who require their water to be white. In these last few miles, the Piney slowly meanders toward Piney Bay, an arm of Lake Dardanelle. Seasons: Big Piney Creek offers year-round recreation. The season for canoeing adventures usually begins in late fall and can last through mid-June, depending on local rainfall. Fishing is a year-long possibility for those willing to wade-fish or drag their boats over the shoals during the drier months. And after the first frost has discouraged ticks and chiggers, hiking and backpacking are highly recommended, particularly in the 15,000-acre Hurricane Creek Wilderness just northeast of the 123 bridge. Access Points: Considering the ruggedness of the country, access to Big Piney Creek is surprisingly good. At Limestone, the stream can be reached by Forest Road 1004. Forest Road 1002 also provides access a few miles south of the 1004 crossing. The next put-in or take-out points are at Arkansas 123 and Forest Road 1802. Perhaps the most popular beginning point for float trips is the Helton Farm access at Treat (Forest Road 1805), where local landowners allow canoeists to put-in for a small fee. Ten miles downstream is Long Pool, a Forest Service campground complete with restrooms, changing rooms, loading/unloading areas, and a parking lot. (The Long Pool site is a fee area except for the winter season.) The last major access point is another five miles downstream at Arkansas 164. Scenery: While Big Piney Creek doesn't have the towering bluffs of the Buffalo River, it has no shortage of good scenery. The steep hillsides are covered with a mixed hardwood and pine forest and occasionally offer glimpses of deer, turkeys, or even black bears. Along the way floaters will pass an astonishing assortment of rocks--some house-sized--that over the eons have toppled into the stream. In addition, quiet travelers may discover great blue herons, wood ducks, or beavers along their route. Fishing: A vast majority of those floating the Big Piney don't carry fishing equipment. No doubt some fear they'll lose their rods and reels at the first rapid, but most probably don't realize that the stream is a good place to fish. A veteran fisherman, though, will note the cool, clear water with its rocky cover and come to one conclusion--smallmouth bass fishing. That fish can be caught in the pools of the Piney and so can spotted, as can the gargemouth bass, longear and green sunfish and rock bass. But the smallmouth bass fishing is excellent at big Piney Creek. Fishing the Big Piney can be a twelve month pastime, but most authorities will recommend the late spring/early summer period. In the hotter months, diehards may have some luck in the creek's deep pools, but getting there may require dragging boats over shallows or even bushwhacking through cane thickets. Anglers seldom visit the Piney during late fall and winter months, but it's during this period the largest bass are often taken. Services Available: Supplies can be obtained in Dover or Russellville, and the latter city also offers numerous motels. Camping is permitted just about anywhere in the Ozark National Forest, but two "developed" campgrounds--Long Pool and Haw Creek Falls--are available. Canoes can be rented in the vicinity, and several local families are willing to provide car shuttles for a fee. Other Information: The best time to float the Piney is when its water level is in the 3.0-5.0 range (call the Corps of Engineers' recording, 501-324-5150, for a daily report), although the uppermost reaches may require a higher minimum reading for best conditions. At five feet and beyond, the stream is considered dangerous. Lastly, a good deal of private property borders the stream. Visitors should take care to avoid trespassing problems.
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Students will learn persuasive techniques used in advertising, specifically, pathos or emotion, logos or logic, and ethos or credibility/character. They will use this knowledge to analyze advertising in a variety of sources: print, television, and Web-based advertising. Students will also explore the concepts of demographics and marketing for a specific audience. The lesson will culminate in the production of an advertisement in one of several various forms of media, intended for a specific demographic.
The Art of Rhetoric: Persuasive Techniques in Advertising: This online video describes how advertisers use pathos or emotion, logos or logic, and ethos or credibility/character in order to persuade consumers.
Persuasive Techniques in Advertising Video Transcription: A transcript of the video provided by Chelsea Majors
Students encounter advertising at every turn of their lives: on public billboards, during nearly every television show, on the Internet, on their cell phones, and even in schools. They are undoubtedly aware that these ads have a specific purpose: to sell something to them. Rarely, however, do teenagers think precisely about how the text, sounds, and images in these advertisements have been carefully crafted to persuade them to purchase a product or service-and that these techniques are not far from those they have already used in their own persuasive writing.
We emphasize the need to make our students more literate, and this lesson aims to improve their critical media literacy. By reducing advertising to its basic rhetorical components, students "can begin to understand how to construct their own messages to convey the meanings they intend and to evoke the responses they desire" (173). Becoming more media literate allows our youth to "create messages of their own so that they can communicate clearly, effectively, and purposefully" (176).
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Christel, Mary, and Scott Sullivan, eds. 2007. Lesson Plans for Creating Media-Rich Classrooms. Urbana, IL: NCTE.


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There are two opposing opinions in response to his monetary policy; those who support the Fed and those who are wary of the consequences. If you are seriously concerned about a difficult, painful recession (and possibly depression), then you are likely to agree with the amount of 'new' money being pumped into the system. However, others who believe that the world isn't headed for so much gloom are concerned with the impending economic implications of increasing the money supply at a seemingly unrestrained rate, such as problems with high inflation and a crash of the U.S. dollar.
It's not a little bit of extra pocket change either, it's bags of it. Even relative to what has been printed in the past, it is an astounding amount of money. The chart below illustrates, essentially, the U.S. monetary base since the Second World War.
That's right....vertical.
As a result of all this money filtering into the market through vehicles like the $700 billion bailout package, a T-bill 'bubble' has been created. T-Bills are attractive right now for a variety of reasons, but mainly because they are liquid, big, and you are guaranteed not to lose your money. The government pledges the bond will be payed back to you and as a 'thank you', depending on what you paid for it, they include a little return for good measure.
These days, the returns have almost entirely been wiped out of the bonds, the 2 year U.S. T-Bill, for example, is yielding around 0.70% right now, as opposed to almost 2% 9 months ago. That's minuscule. The reason for this, of course, is that investors are chasing the T-Bill's security, which has driven the prices up, and dropped the yields. Some may argue that the price is artificially high, or unsupportable, and is driven by all the 'new' money being pumped out by the federal presses, hence a 'bubble'. However, it's not actually a bubble since the U.S. government is unlikely to default on its obligations, and everyone is virtually guaranteed to receive at least the face value of the bond at the end of their terms. Ultimately though, these prices indicate that once investors feel there is some stability in the market and it is safe to come out from under the wing of the T-Bills, there will be high inflation and the U.S. dollar will fall.
So, for those that find themselves intoxicated with Ben Bernanke's beard and current monetary policy, they should really think to restrain this unbridled love affair. We only need to look at history to see how things may wind up. In 2004, Alan Greenspan did much of the same as his successor to spurn the crash after the tech bubble burst. A lot of the money that was produced by the Federal Reserve was loaned out to credit-worthy people who wanted homes, and when all of those people had been satisfied and there was still money left in the coffers, the non-credit worthy people received loans. It turns out, people with bad credit don't usually pay their bills on time, some not at all.
If his decision to churn out so much money does eventually result in a huge loss in the dollar and $150 oil, high food prices, and other forms of painful inflation, the beard may be the only respectable thing left.


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One Epic Game Review
- Publisher: EA Chillingo
- Genre: Arcade
- Released: 26 Jan, 2012
- Size: 35.3 MB
- Price: $0.99
- Story mode, free run, and the challenges lend variety to this endless runner.
- A very nice collection of landscapes to run in.
- While a good effort, the satire poking fun at the cliches of iPhone gaming is trying a little too hard.
Like a souped up Monster Dash, One Epic Game will satisfy your endless runner needs with a peppering of wanton violence.
- Full Review
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Hyperbole isn't usually something that we take videogames to task for. I mean there can be some backlash on failed promises and over-hyping of a game (just ask Peter Molyneux), but generally when a game describes itself as epic we all just kind of smile politely and carry on with whatever we're doing. This is how we felt when approaching One Epic Game.
Attempting to throw many of the app store's overused gaming conventions in a blender to leave them open to satire, you play a hero who's tasked with saving the world from zombies, a mad scientist, time travel, and an alien invasion just for example. The banter between stages points out the jokes that are being made at these gaming cliches, often in a fourth wall breaking manner. The issue is that the dialogue is too on the nose to truly be satirical and comes off as attempts to be funny mocking the exact same thing that the game goes on to contain right afterwards.
At least the gameplay is solid enough. Mostly reminiscent of Monster Dash, you'll be running, jumping over gaps and obstacles, and blasting any enemy in your path with an arsenal of weaponry. Each stage takes place in a different area with beautiful looking landscapes, but probably the most interesting aspect of the game is that each stage has a specific goal. Oh sure some stages just have you getting to the end, but there are stages for killing enemies, running through without harming anyone, collecting a certain amount of money and so forth. Your classic survival endless run mode is available in the menu, and all of these missions have their specific challenge stages for those looking for more to do once the story mode is finished with.
For some, the humor and variation in stages and goals will overshadow the lack of anything really new to add to the genre. Sometime style over substance is what you're looking for, and One Epic Game is certainly a good example of this. We're not saying the gameplay lacks substance mind you, just that we've played this type of game before.
DescriptionThere's only one hero who can save us all. Unfortunately, he's busy, so it's up to you instead.
So now it's time to protect the world from an alien invasion right in the middle of a zombie outbreak in a post-apocalyptic wasteland…full of all your favorite bad guys!
Featuring a ton of content including weapons, new levels as well as a variety of new game modes. This is an action packed infinite runner with it's tongue planted firmly in it's cheek.
Press Quotes
"If Michael Bay ever swapped the director's chair for a developer's bedroom, this is the kind of game he would have devised." — Gizmodo
"It's a credit to the underlying game mechanic that it manages to hold up, and provide both a challenging diversion and the occasional laugh." — PocketGamer, Bronze Award
Travel through five worlds, unlock tons of rewards and destroy everything that gets in your way.
Become one tough action hero, choose your favorite weapon and prepare yourself for a hilarious adventure. Playing on all the classic gaming clichés, you're bound to see something you recognize!
Choose to play through the comical campaign, test your skills on Free Run Mode, or really test your mettle by completing the various Challenges!
For more information or support, please visit www.chillingo.com


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(CNN) -- A "miracle" journey has propelled Gael Bigirimana from war-torn Burundi to soccer stardom in the English Premier League with Newcastle United.
Separated from his mother as he fled to Uganda as a child, they were reunited later in the UK.
And his big break may never have happened had she not sent him on a fateful trip to the shops to buy a pint of milk.
His errand took him right past the training academy at third division club Coventry City, when he felt compelled to knock on the door and ask for a trial.
"I heard this small voice inside of me saying 'Go and play' and I thought, 'Okay.' I obeyed that voice," Bigirimana told CNN's Human to Hero series.
"I said a prayer: 'God, these guys don't know me, I don't know them and so everything I say to them just make them say yes -- even if they don't understand me just make them say yes, yes, yes!' "
The precocious boy, then aged 10, tapped youth coach Ray Gooding on the shoulder and asked if he could play.
It was a meeting that would change Bigirimana's life forever.
Gooding promised the kid -- who used to run to school to save paying the modest bus fare -- that he'd pop along next time he played in a match.
Overjoyed, Bigirimana scurried home to tell his family -- but he didn't get far.
"I was really excited, then I started jogging, not even sprinting, just jogging with happiness," he explains.
"As I was jogging up the hill to go back home, they stopped me. They called me back and said 'Do you have your own equipment? Boots and stuff?' I didn't but I said yes and then they said, 'Come back tomorrow and start training.'
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"They said they saw me running fast, like an athlete. That's where I believe God showed them something, like a glimpse of the future -- how I was going to turn out to be.
"God's favor has just been amazing -- going there, signing, playing for two years, I got moved up to the age above and everybody started becoming like a family at Coventry. Until now my life has just been extraordinary, a blessing."
When Gooding moved to join the academy at Newcastle United in the northeast of England, his new employers asked if there were any bright prospects at Coventry that might interest them.
Although it would take four years to get his man, Bigirimana eventually signed with the club -- renowned for stars such as Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne -- for £1 million ($1.6 million) in July 2012.
Now 19, he harbors the hopes and dreams of some of most passionate supporters in the country -- known as the Toon Army -- and is watched by billions of football-mad fans across the globe.
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In his first season at the club he featured against Premier League champions Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and played in Newcastle's Europa League quarterfinal with Portuguese giants Benfica.
He has also represented his adopted country at under-20 level.
"It's nothing but a miracle, where I've come from to be in this place," he said. "If somebody told me two years ago or five years ago that I'd be here, I'd say 'You're crazy.'
"I believe that this is just a glimpse of what's going to happen in my life because there's more to come -- it's exciting.
"Newcastle as everyone knows is one of the big clubs in England and their history speaks for itself. The fans are just awesome and crazy, but good crazy. It's a nice place to be -- they're really supportive and love the club no matter what happens.
"It's a blessing to play for this club and I've heard people say how we used to be in the days of Peter Beardsley and Alan Shearer, that the stadium was electric. I want to experience that feeling. I want to be a part of the history of Newcastle in a team that's done something."
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The pristine turf at St. James' Park is a world away from the dusty streets of Burundi where Bigirimana first cut his footballing teeth.
Sharing the family home with his three siblings and extended family in the capital Bujumbura, when Bigirimana wasn't playing football he was watching it -- Spanish club Real Madrid catching his eye.
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But with the specter of civil war growing, Bigirimana's family was about to be displaced as the relationship between the country's Hutu and Tutsi tribes fractured violently.
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The aftermath of the first multiparty elections since Burundi gained independence from Belgium in 1962 unleashed a wave of recriminations and uprooted thousands of people, with a civil war that lasted from 1993-2005.
"The war was the reason we moved to Uganda, so we kind of divided," Bigirimana explained.
"We got separated from my mum for four years but she rang us and she said, 'I'm in England and my plan is to bring you guys here.' She said the plan is to bring you here to have a good education.
"As a child (it was tough) but it worked out really well. It was tough but I just put my trust in God that He knows what He's doing and I will see my mum any time, any day."
The contrast between downtown Kampale in Uganda and a manufacturing city in the heart of England could not have been greater, but Bigirimana took it in his stride.
"I came to England and I don't know how to explain it, it was just cool," he said. "Every African kid, their dream is to come to Europe or America -- in their head that's paradise.
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"To get here, it's like everything will get sorted and you never get hungry. In my head I thought, 'Wow, I'm going to Europe, I'm going to play with white kids and I'm going to play football with a different lifestyle,' so it was very exciting.
"The reason I play football now is for my friends back in Africa and for all of the kids who were in my position when I was in Africa or who never thought I'd play in the Premier League. Yes I do miss them but I know that one day I will see them."
So what advice would the teenager offer to any youngster back in Burundi who dreams of becoming the next Gael Bigirimana?
"Never give up and never quit on yourself," he said. "I believe everyone is here for a reason, even though sometimes we might not see it, but everyone here has got a plan to play, has got a place to play in this life.
"I always say to people, if they know a jigsaw game, every piece is important and every person in the world is just like a piece of jigsaw, we all have a place to be to feel free in our lives. You're special and you're here for a reason."


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Keenan Lewis signs 5-year deal with New Orleans Saints
Free agent cornerback leaves Steelers for hometown team
Keenan Lewis is heading home.
The free agent cornerback has agreed to a five-year deal with his hometown New Orleans Saints. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed to be worth $26 million.
"Having grown up here, I understand the passion that the fans have for the Saints, and I'm blessed to be able to have the chance to play in front of them here in the future," Lewis said in a statement released by the Saints. "I had a great visit with the Saints and am thankful for the time I spent with the Pittsburgh Steelers and wish them continued success."
Lewis, 26, was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft and was an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career. He grew up in New Orleans and was a three-year starter at O. Perry Walker High School.
Lewis blossomed into the Steelers' No. 2 corner last season alongside perennial starter Ike Taylor. He started all 16 regular-season games for the Steelers in 2012, finishing with 71 tackles, 23 passes defended, one forced fumble and no interceptions.
With Lewis gone, the Steelers will likely bump Cortez Allen to the No. 2 spot, with veteran William Gay, who returned to Pittsburgh before the start of free agency, sliding into the nickel position.
Allen played in 15 games last season, starting three. He finished his second pro season with 43 tackles, 10 passes defended, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
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